Joanne Spetz

a cartoon of a man saying now you know and knowing is half the battle . Alt: a cartoon of a man saying now you know and knowing is half the battle .

The research is clear that peaceful protest movements are extremely effective. Movements that involve property damage are less effective but usually still effective in general.

Med cannabis law adoption induces sustained reductions in pain-medication use, esp opioids, among commercially insured patients. On avg, patients prescribed opioids drop by over 100 per 10,000 enrollees qrtrly within 4 yrs after policy adoption.(1/3)

Patient Perspectives and Concerns Regarding Cataract Surgery and Catar | OPTH Patients are open to changes in the sedation management strategy in the presence of appropriate perioperative education and communication. Read more.

Link: www.dovepress.com/patient-pers...

New in Clinical Ophthalmology:

Patient Perspectives and Concerns Regarding Cataract Surgery and Cataract Surgery Sedation: A Qualitative Study - Molina et al.

Spotlighting IHPS Faculty: Dr. Catherine L. Chen

The most common job in S.F. is also the worst paid New data shows the highest and lowest income jobs in the San Francisco metro area. The most common job is the worst paid.

ICYMI - San Francisco's most common job is also the lowest paid - home/personal care aides. This is true for much of the country. Policies are desperately needed to improve pay for these jobs while supporting the growing population that needs their help.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Glad to see my alma mater issuing a clear statement about the Trump administration's attempt to control universities. (My current employer wasn't asked, but we know what they would say - a firm no!)

STAND WITH YOUR SCHOOL: Trump attacks 9 universities. Sign the alumni petition now. Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freed...

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America. alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/tr...

Tell Democrats to Stand Up for Public Health in the Budget With negotiations on a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open past September 30th at a standstill, Defend Public Health believes that House and Senate Democrats MUST play ha...

Another week, the GOP's shutdown continues. No surrender. Stand firm on protecting public health, healthcare and research. Write to your Senators now. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

One of my kids is quite fearful for the big insurance premium increase they'll have to absorb - they work for a small nonprofit and health insurance costs have been a killer as it is.

This reads exactly as my grad school study-buddy @dandrezner.bsky.social always spoke! Thanks for calling it like your well-informed self sees it.

Affordability and Access Challenges Among US Subscribers to Nongroup Insurance Plans This cohort study assesses cost-related experiences in non-group plans purchased on or off Marketplace and variation by Marketplace enrollment, decision support use, and other characteristics.

We studied Marketplace enrollees before the enhanced tax credits were in place and around a third a people with incomes >400%FPL had financial burden and forgone care and more than 10% spent more than 20% of income on OOP cost and premiums

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Caturday hanging out while I bake.

YouTube video by kansaspolitics Snoop Dogg says read the syllabus!

Finalizing my materials for my first lecture of the fall quarter - Snoop Dogg's advice is in the powerpoint!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOIv...

The quality of the faculty has long been a distinction for UC Law San Francisco. Thanks to the excellence of current faculty, the College is able to offer courses and experiences in emerging areas of law, while continuing to be the No. 1 school for producing lawyers admitted to the California bar.

Wondering what the ACA expiring premium tax credits mean for household budgets? Drew lays it out: www.kff.org/from-drew-al...

"This is a great milestone for a green future."

Thank you Supervisor Engardio (@joelengardio.bsky.social) for your support and celebrating one year of electric Caltrain!

Got my COVID-19 booster at 4pm yesterday.

Me at 6am: Wow, I don't feel too badly after this booster. Yay!

Me at 12pm: Can I cancel all my meetings for the rest of the day? I have all-over body aches.

Also me: This is way better than my last case of COVID and way way better than the shingles shot!

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America's health care time bomb Staffing shortages in the health care sector are increasing in the U.S., and experts have warned of the impact this will have on patients.

UCSF IHPS Director @joannespetz.bsky.social speaks to @newsweek.com about rising financial pressure on health care employers.

America’s Health Care Time Bomb

www.newsweek.com/america-heal...

I adore Caltrain. It makes commuting into SF so much easier!! Thank you @caltrain.com !!

1/ RFK Jr. promised to “find the cause of autism” by September. Well, it’s September—and as many of you may have heard, word is his report drops today (or this week). It's rumored he will announce that #Tylenol "causes" autism along with a few other possibilities, so let's see what the studies say👇

HOW TO PEDDLE DISINFORMATION 1. Start with ad hominem attacks on the CDC committee working to restore public trust in vaccines. 2. Ignore the 14 hours of public deliberation where members explained their reasoning and scientific justification. 3. Then stack the deck—quote more than 20 professional critics and just four of the 12 committee members, as if balance and accuracy don’t matter. That’s not reporting. That’s disinformation. Not the first time either.

Reminder: personally attacking a journalist for criticizing the government is not normal agency conduct.

It's a pretty clear attempt to intimidate the journalist, and from those that complained about government censorship, like
Secretary Kennedy did, the hypocrisy is jarring.

“wake me up when it’s caturday” - boocat

National Leader in Constitutional Rights and Technology Nicole Ozer Directs UC Law SF’s New Center for Constitutional Democracy - UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings)

#UCLawSF has named @nicoleozer.bsky.social, a national leader in constitutional rights and technology law, as the founding executive director of its new Center for Constitutional Democracy.

A train can’t swerve. A train can’t stop quickly. But you can make safe choices. 🚆 #RailSafetyMonth #SeeTracksThinkTrain

🎉 After 2 years of work, our #OpenScience guide for researchers in developing countries is LIVE!

Check out our new preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...

We map the opportunities 🌟 + barriers 🧱 facing Global South researchers.
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One of the great educators, scholars, and mentors of my field has left us. I was fortunate to know him and learn from him. Our world was a better place and I will miss him very much.

Oh dear, I had not known that he passed. I greatly enjoyed my relationship with him and getting to know his wife. The world is a better place for what he gave to us.

This is one article from Special Collection on the NIA-funded National Dementia Workforce Study (@ndws.bsky.social) just published (open access!) in @agsjournal.bsky.social

agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

cc @joannespetz.bsky.social @um-ihpi.bsky.social @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

The National Dementia Workforce Study: Methods for Surveying Community Clinicians Who Provide Care to People With Dementia People with dementia have complex medical, functional, and social needs and experience highly variable care quality and outcomes across the U.S. health care system. Community-based physicians, nurse ...

Questionnaire development is here:
agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

and here:
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